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Jan. 29 1924. 1,482219 L. c. BROOKS CONTAINER Filed Nov. 25 1921 6 7 5 67 5 5 I i I um I mlmug 0 9 l H8 2 8 INVENTOR Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

; f was we LEWIS C. BROOKS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. ASSIGNOR TO THENATIONAL PAPER 7 CAN COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OFWISCONSIN.

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Application filed November 25, 1921. Serial No. 517,506.

To all whom it my concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs C. BROOKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State 5 of Wisconsin,have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Containers, of which thefollowing is a full,,clear, and exact'description. Y

The present invention relates to containers and more particularly tocontainers having readily removable closures to allow the inspectionrequired by the postal authorities for matter sent through the mails.

The object of the present invention is to produce a container of thischaracter which can be made cheaply and which, although the closure isreadily removable, the closure will be held securely.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a container embodying the present invention with theclosure removed;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the closure showing thestring-attaching nob;

Figure 3 is a View of the closure a before the application to it of thestring-attaching nob;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the completed package;

Figure 5 is a vertical section through the container shown in Figure 4;and

F i ure 6 is a vertical section showing a modi cation.

Referring to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the container1 is shown as the usual can or tube, preferably made of paper or otherlight material.

A closure 2 is permanently applied to the bottom in any suitable way.

The closure 3 is removably applied to the upper end Or mouth of thecontainer. This closure 3 is shown as a snap disk which is inserted inthe mouth of the container and is seated against an annular internalbead or seat 4. This seat is shown in the illus trated embodiment asformed by heading in the body of the container, but may be otherwiseformed. The mouth of the container is continued at 5 above the closure.The edge above the closure is provided with notches 6, preferably cut atan angle, as shown in Figures 1 and 4. These notches serve as astring-retaining means on the container body. The closure 3 has suitablestring-securing means illustrated as a nob formed by 'ed through themiddle of the closure.

the ordinary paper fastener which is insert; string 8 is secured to thenob 7. The closure 3 is applied by inserting it in the mouth of thecontainer against the seat 4. Then the string, one end of which isattached to the nob 7, is passed through one of the notches 6, woundonce or twice around the container in the groove 9 and then passedthrough the other notch 6 and wound around the nob. The closure may beeasily removedyby unwinding the string and then replaced, thuspermitting the easy inspection of the contents required by the postalauthorities.

In Figure 6 is illustrated a modification. As shown in Figure 6, the canbody is not headed in as shown in the other figures, but is leftstraight at its mouth. The disk 3 is forced into the mouth of the canthus forcin}; out a little ridge 10 around the can body.

' The string 8 is passed through notches 6 in the can body and Woundaround underneath the little ridge 10 formed by the outward pressing ofthe can body by the disk closure.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited toitsillustrated embodiment but may be otherwise embodied within the scopeof the following claims.

I claim:

1. A container having a mouth, a closure for the mouth, string-retainingmeans for the exterior of the container, and a string for removablyholding the closure in place passing over the top of the closure andengaging the string-retaining means on the container, said string beingentirely exterior of the closure and container, substantially asdescribed.

2. A container having a mouth, a closure for the mouth, notches in thecontainer and string-securing means on the closure, both exterior of theclosed container, and a strin attached to the string-securing means andpassing through the notches, substantially as described.

3. A container having a body portion with an internal annular fiange, adisk closure seated against the internal flange, the container bodyhaving notches therein above the closure, string-securing means on theclosure, and a string attached thereto and passing through the notches,substantially as described.

4. A container having a, month, a closure 110 adapted to fit therein,notches above the mouth and exterior of the closed container, and astring secured to the exterior of the closure and passing through thenotches.

5. A container having a mouth provided Witha seat, a closure for themouth resting on the seat, a string-retaining groove in the outersurface of the container, and a closureretaining string lying entirelyoutside the closed container and across the top of the closure, saidstring being attached to, the; closure and Wound around in thestringretaining groove, substantially as described.

6. A container having a body portion With an internal annular seat andan external groove at its mouth, a closure fitting internally into thecontainer mouth and seating against the seat, string-retaining means atthe edges of the can body above the closure,

string-retaining means on the closure, and a string, secured to saidseveral:- string-retaining means for holding the closure in place,substantially as described.

7. A container having-a bodyportion with an internal annular seat andan; external groove at its mouth, a closure fitting internallyinto thecontainer mouth and seating against the seat, the edge of the can bodyabove the closure bein'g formed with stringretaining notches, a stringretaining. nob on the closure and astring passing around the nob andthrough the notches tor reniovably holding the closurein.place,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set y and.

LEWIS C. BROOKS.

